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#FontsOnFriday Norman font Stoke Canon #Devon made from one piece of volcanic stone. Bearded figures grip cable moulding with each figure's head in mouth of cylindrical beast. Between are interlace designs above & figures below.

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Such a fantastic building and impressive visitor experience! Definitely go if you can :)

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19 Jul

The creation and sale of flour using traditional techniques in our beautiful historic mills is under threat. Read more here and if you feel strongly make your views heard! #historicmills #preservation https://t.co/WAS5TV6BLE

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18 Jul

I was so impressed by these beautiful First World War themed commemorative kneelers. I don’t usually like hassocks/kneelers/needlework in churches but these ones blew me away! #churchcrawling #firstworldwar

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17 Jul

My computer is so used to me writing about features in churches that when I miss the apostrophe out of “don’t” it autocorrects to “font”. I feel an unnecessary level of pride in this!

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16 Jul

Here's a gorgeous #medieval artefact found during recent excavations at the Cathedral - a late 13th / early 14th century floor #tile depicting a #pilgrim. It was made nearby at Tyler Hill, #Canterbury
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Don’t be brash with your brass!

Don’t be brash with your brass!

Published 15th March 2018 by Rachel Arnold

When it comes to caring for historic metalwork, less is very often more. Over-zealous cleaning and sometimes (dare-I-say-it) scrubbing, can lead to loss of carved detail in decorative metalwork. This can is undesirable when it comes to commemorative floor-brasses or plates,…

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Radiant Roundels: working wonders with glass, paint and light

Radiant Roundels: working wonders with glass, paint and light

Published 6th January 2018 by Rachel Arnold

Roundels are small glass wonders which display detailed draughtsmanship and rich subject matter. They use light as the main medium for enriching an interior and are a delight to behold in any setting. Over the years I have been lucky enough…

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Conservation cleaning – Frank Green’s riding whip

Conservation cleaning – Frank Green’s riding whip

Published 25th July 2016 by Rachel Arnold

Imagine the delight of Treasurer’s House staff and volunteers when Frank Green’s riding whip turned up in an antique shop! It was clear that this was Frank’s whip because it had his name and the name Treasurer’s House inscribed in…

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Don’t be brash with your brass!

Radiant Roundels: working wonders with glass, paint and light

Conservation cleaning – Frank Green’s riding whip